Opuntia humifusa

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Opuntia humifusa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: O. humifusa
Binomial name
Opuntia humifusa
(Raf.) Raf.
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Natural range of Opuntia humifusa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

devil's-tongue

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Opuntia humifusa:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus

Apidae: Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Megachilidae: Megachile policaris

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes